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originally posted by: UKTruth
All products would be more expensive. So what? Maybe people could do with half of the crap they don't need or really want.
We're living in an artificial consumer economy driven by excess and exploited by greedy people. The western world has to ween itself off of the consumer addiction. At the moment we're no better than locusts. If people were honest they would admit that most of what they bought over the last few years was either broken, not needed and not even wanted. But we still spend because it's cheap, whilst others around the world sweat for peanuts to make it.
originally posted by: BlueAjah
I think you have hit on a very important point in the difference between our society when we were a strong manufacturing society as compared to now. And it really does not have to be this way.
originally posted by: BlueAjah
originally posted by: UKTruth
All products would be more expensive. So what? Maybe people could do with half of the crap they don't need or really want.
We're living in an artificial consumer economy driven by excess and exploited by greedy people. The western world has to ween itself off of the consumer addiction. At the moment we're no better than locusts. If people were honest they would admit that most of what they bought over the last few years was either broken, not needed and not even wanted. But we still spend because it's cheap, whilst others around the world sweat for peanuts to make it.
That is so very true. Do we really need to buy a new cell phone every year? It is the corporations that have developed the mindset that everything is disposable and replaceable, and we always need to have new things.
Our children see commercials on TV pushing the latest trends in toys and gadgets... new video game systems every year. Is this really making us happy and successful as a society, or is it creating a society of greedy drones, always needing something better?
So many on these forums who say that manufacturing can not come back to this country are the same ones who condemn corporate greed. Who do they think is benefiting the most from cheap labor overseas? They keep pushing consumerism to the point that everyone thinks they need things that we really don't need.
I think you have hit on a very important point in the difference between our society when we were a strong manufacturing society as compared to now. And it really does not have to be this way.
originally posted by: BlueAjah
originally posted by: DBCowboy
Interesting clip.
That is AWESOME!!!!
This guy is ranting about exactly what I have been trying to say, but he says it so much better!
originally posted by: UKTruth
originally posted by: BlueAjah
originally posted by: DBCowboy
Interesting clip.
That is AWESOME!!!!
This guy is ranting about exactly what I have been trying to say, but he says it so much better!
He is right. a plan should be put forward immediately to remove money from politics. It should always be a salaried position with no lobbying allowed. Lobbying and accepting lobbyists bribes should be counted as treason.
originally posted by: olaru12
originally posted by: UKTruth
originally posted by: BlueAjah
originally posted by: DBCowboy
Interesting clip.
That is AWESOME!!!!
This guy is ranting about exactly what I have been trying to say, but he says it so much better!
He is right. a plan should be put forward immediately to remove money from politics. It should always be a salaried position with no lobbying allowed. Lobbying and accepting lobbyists bribes should be counted as treason.
Right, who would institute such a plan and enforce it? Politicians?
originally posted by: UKTruth
originally posted by: olaru12
originally posted by: UKTruth
originally posted by: BlueAjah
originally posted by: DBCowboy
Interesting clip.
That is AWESOME!!!!
This guy is ranting about exactly what I have been trying to say, but he says it so much better!
He is right. a plan should be put forward immediately to remove money from politics. It should always be a salaried position with no lobbying allowed. Lobbying and accepting lobbyists bribes should be counted as treason.
Right, who would institute such a plan and enforce it? Politicians?
...and there lies the problem
I would hope the President would initiate this, as was discussed in the video, but very unlikely for someone as divisive as Obama. He probably likes the cesspit world he lives in.
originally posted by: olaru12
originally posted by: UKTruth
originally posted by: olaru12
originally posted by: UKTruth
originally posted by: BlueAjah
originally posted by: DBCowboy
Interesting clip.
That is AWESOME!!!!
This guy is ranting about exactly what I have been trying to say, but he says it so much better!
He is right. a plan should be put forward immediately to remove money from politics. It should always be a salaried position with no lobbying allowed. Lobbying and accepting lobbyists bribes should be counted as treason.
Right, who would institute such a plan and enforce it? Politicians?
...and there lies the problem
I would hope the President would initiate this, as was discussed in the video, but very unlikely for someone as divisive as Obama. He probably likes the cesspit world he lives in.
And you Think Trump could initiate something like this in our Government. Do you know why JFK was murdered?
originally posted by: UKTruth
originally posted by: olaru12
originally posted by: UKTruth
originally posted by: olaru12
originally posted by: UKTruth
originally posted by: BlueAjah
originally posted by: DBCowboy
Interesting clip.
That is AWESOME!!!!
This guy is ranting about exactly what I have been trying to say, but he says it so much better!
He is right. a plan should be put forward immediately to remove money from politics. It should always be a salaried position with no lobbying allowed. Lobbying and accepting lobbyists bribes should be counted as treason.
Right, who would institute such a plan and enforce it? Politicians?
...and there lies the problem
I would hope the President would initiate this, as was discussed in the video, but very unlikely for someone as divisive as Obama. He probably likes the cesspit world he lives in.
And you Think Trump could initiate something like this in our Government. Do you know why JFK was murdered?
Do I know why JFK was murdered? No. I only know the 100's of theories.
Trump - he wouldn't stop it. He'd negotiate for the best deal.
I don't know of any honest leader who would end the corruption in govt(s).
originally posted by: olaru12
originally posted by: UKTruth
originally posted by: olaru12
originally posted by: UKTruth
originally posted by: olaru12
originally posted by: UKTruth
originally posted by: BlueAjah
originally posted by: DBCowboy
Interesting clip.
That is AWESOME!!!!
This guy is ranting about exactly what I have been trying to say, but he says it so much better!
He is right. a plan should be put forward immediately to remove money from politics. It should always be a salaried position with no lobbying allowed. Lobbying and accepting lobbyists bribes should be counted as treason.
Right, who would institute such a plan and enforce it? Politicians?
...and there lies the problem
I would hope the President would initiate this, as was discussed in the video, but very unlikely for someone as divisive as Obama. He probably likes the cesspit world he lives in.
And you Think Trump could initiate something like this in our Government. Do you know why JFK was murdered?
Do I know why JFK was murdered? No. I only know the 100's of theories.
Trump - he wouldn't stop it. He'd negotiate for the best deal.
I don't know of any honest leader who would end the corruption in govt(s).
JFK was killed because he wanted to change the status quo. "negotiate a deal" with who?
It is as if the elite Republicans are throwing a temper tantrum, because the people chose a candidate that was not an elite chosen one.
originally posted by: UKTruth
Apparently the 'Dump Trump' movement now has the required 28 rules committee votes to put a 'minority report' to the floor. This will be a simple vote on the floor for all delegates to decide if they want to unbind on round 1. It will pass if there is a majority of votes on the floor.
It's almost certain that it will pass and it's becoming far more likely that all delegates will be unbound from their state result on round 1...
Over the weekend, The Daily Wire had the opportunity to speak with Kendal Unruh, a member of the Colorado Republican delegation to the Republican National Convention. Unruh is also a member of the Rules Committee at the RNC, and a leading advocate for a vote that would unbind the delegates from the candidates to which their state primaries are pledged. Unruh explained that "28 committee members are required to pass a minority report, which then goes to the convention floor for all delegates to vote on. It then requires a simple majority to pass." She added that she does "have the 28 votes required for the minority report," continuing, "Not everyone who is with us is willing to be public yet, due in part to the threats being made by Trump's campaign and the RNC itself."
Looks like the entire primary season might have been for nothing. The thrust of the argument seems to be that the delegates know best and need to choose for the people, not the other way round.
Presented in a recent interview with a scenario, floating around the political ether, in which the presumptive Republican nominee proves all the naysayers wrong, beats Hillary Clinton and wins the presidency, only to forgo the office as the ultimate walk-off winner, Mr. Trump flashed a mischievous smile.
“I’ll let you know how I feel about it after it happens,” he said minutes before leaving his Trump Tower office to fly to a campaign rally in New Hampshire.
It is, of course, entirely possible that Mr. Trump is playing coy to earn more news coverage. But the notion of the intensely competitive Mr. Trump’s being more interested in winning the presidency than serving as president is not exactly a foreign concept to close observers of this presidential race.
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
a reply to: BlueAjah
Dylan Radigan is an insane clown, just like Beck, Jones, and Limbaugh. Just like O'Reilly and Hannity.
All jackasses a la supreme......to a one.
I am saddened that they have their hooks in you. I know the feeling of being made aware of our own biases and the questionability of our favored 'sources.'
It's appalling that you all are so vulnerable to misinformation and contagious hysteria. Education is so very important.
“This is silly,” said Sean Spicer, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee, which has tried hard to make the Trump campaign more professional. “He’s in it to win it.”